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Paper Abstract
Autonomous systems operating in militarily-relevant environments are valuable assets due to the increased situational
awareness they provide to the Warfighter. To further advance the current state of these systems, a collaborative
experiment was conducted as part of the Safe Operations of Unmanned Systems for Reconnaissance in Complex
Environments (SOURCE) Army Technology Objective (ATO). We present the findings from this large-scale experiment
which spanned several research areas, including 3D mapping and exploration, communications maintenance, and visual
intelligence.
For 3D mapping and exploration, we evaluated loop closure using Iterative Closest Point (ICP). To improve current
communications systems, the limitations of an existing mesh network were analyzed. Also, camera data from a
Microsoft Kinect was used to test autonomous stairway detection and modeling algorithms. This paper will detail the
experiment procedure and the preliminary results for each of these tests.
Paper Details
Date Published: 17 May 2013
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 8741, Unmanned Systems Technology XV, 87410X (17 May 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2016284
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8741:
Unmanned Systems Technology XV
Robert E. Karlsen; Douglas W. Gage; Charles M. Shoemaker; Grant R. Gerhart, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 8741, Unmanned Systems Technology XV, 87410X (17 May 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2016284
Show Author Affiliations
Jason Gregory, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
David Baran, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
John Rogers III, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
David Baran, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
John Rogers III, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
Jonathan Fink, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
Jeffrey Delmerico, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
Jeffrey Delmerico, U.S. Army Research Lab. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8741:
Unmanned Systems Technology XV
Robert E. Karlsen; Douglas W. Gage; Charles M. Shoemaker; Grant R. Gerhart, Editor(s)
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